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Do you think sociopaths and psychopaths can't really help their actions since they didn't really choose to be born with it, so is it really their fault? Or do you think sociopaths or psychopaths know exactly what they're doing and actually can help it but they're just inhuman and evil?

One of my old counselors told me that sometimes people cannot control their thoughts but you CAN control your actions, the people who have bad thoughts but act on it are then feeding into their own selfish wants and desires. Thoughts? Thanks 🙂

vjohnson51 7 Aug 14
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I have known five sociopaths in my life, four men and one woman. They can't help that they don't have feelings like most people, but they do feel anger easily, and they can definitely control their actions. The four men were very smart and used those lack of feelings to manipulate and control people. The woman whom I still know is not so smart, and creates situations that put her in corners she can't get out of. I have had no dealings with psychopaths that I know of.

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I think they are mostly people that were severely abused growing up. I do not know if they can help it. It would be a question for psychiatrists of mental institutions. One way or the other they need to be contained.

MrDMC Level 7 Aug 14, 2019

Four of the five sociopaths I have known well were definitely not abused growing up. i knew there families well. The other one I knew, I didn't know his family. It is brain chemistry.

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The human brain is a physical object that can be manipulated. I believe that all people are not truly in control of their thoughts and actions, and nothing anyone does is really their fault. Neuroscience supports this belief strongly at this time.

Sociopaths and psychopaths are a special case because their pre-frontal cortex is either under developed( sociopath) or malformed ( psychopath ). Sociopaths know what they are doing and are aware that it's wrong, but they don't care. Psychopaths on the other hand, lack a conscious and are unaware what they are doing is wrong. They operate in a hyper-rational way, always seeking reward and avoiding pain.

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